The DCC - July 1st, 2024

[bravelion83]

Welcome to the DCC!
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to post in the DCC Discussion Thread.

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How To Play

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How does this card-making game work? It's simple! Whenever your card receives a vote, you receive [1] point for the month. If your card ends up with the most votes for that day, you will receive [2] additional points for the month. In the event of a tie, each person who tied receives [1] additional point. At the end of each month, the person with the most points on the scoreboard wins that month, then the scoreboard is cleared for the next month. You can participate in as many or as few days as you want in any month.

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Rules

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• Each day you may post any card you want. On the next day all of the posted cards will be put into the thread as long as your card didn't get disqualified - see the next point for more details. If you post more than one card in a DCC thread, only the first card you post will be taken.
• When you vote, you need to make exactly two votes for two different people. Vote for the cards that are listed in the first post, not other cards being posted in the thread. If you notice that you've only voted for one person, include your second vote in a post, even if you're not submitting a card.
• If you want to change your vote for any reason, post that change in the day's thread (you can include it with your card if you want). Changed votes in the discussion thread will be ignored.
• Voting for only one person, for three or more people, or for yourself will earn you an asterisk by your name in the monthly leaderboard. So will failing to vote if you've posted a card. (We're not going to do anything about people who don't vote or post cards; that would be kind of silly.) This indicates that you're on probation for the next 21 days. If you're on probation and you make another improper vote, your card will be disqualified. Repeated disqualification is grounds for warnings and/or infractions for not following the game rules, so please don't do it.
• Voting for everything in the poll will be grounds for a lifetime ban from the DCC. Don't do it. It just wastes the thread creators' time.
• If you wish to post a render, please use the hyperlink option when posting your card and make the card name the image link. Renders are usually large enough to clog up the list, so submit a text-formed card and (optionally) a link in the name to the render.
• This thread is just for your card submission. Take your questions/comments to our discussion thread. If it's a question, comment, or complaint about probation, PM void_nothing and/or the month's DCC organizer.
• When posting make sure that:
  • You have included all of the previous day's entries.
  • You update the leaderboard with the previous day's scores.

(An easy way to post the new thread is to hit the multiquote button on every post in the previous day's thread, then click Post Reply. Select everything in this post, copy it, and then paste it into the first post for a new thread. You'll have to clean up a few small things, like quote tags around the opening post and the previous day's cards.)

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Notes of the Day

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I forgot to mention yesterday that it was the last day to post cards for June. Today is the last day to vote for June.

Sagharri won again today. Winning two days in a row has brought them much closer to Indighost, but will it be enough? Or will it be Indighost who manages to get 9 points in the last day of voting to get to 100? I guess we'll see in just 24 more hours...

Whoever will host July between @void_nothing and @Rithaniel should get ready, as in just two days I'll pass command to either of them. Who? I've got it wrong too many times in the past, so I'll just limit myself to say that it will be either one of them.

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DCC Scoreboard

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Indighost 91
Sagharri 83 (+6)
bravelion83 69 (+1)
Rithaniel 68 (+2)
netn10 54 (+3)
marioguy3 18
wizyard 12
OneAndOnly 8
KB52665 6 (+2)
Wren 4
void_nothing 3
kwanyeegor-ii 2

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Votes: Sagharri, KB52665

With this I've finished my month-long retelling of Jeff's backstory. What happens after this is that he meets Kim and Vuk on Taqul, they become friends and start wandering the planes together until Jeff decides to settle on Vukanat, and Krest, who is going to become his best friend, will rent him his childhood house for free. Starting tomorrow, I will also go back to square one... I'll go back to random cards again.

Back to Square One 4G{G/U}{G/U}U
Sorcery (M)
Restart the game. At the beginning of the first upkeep, each player may put up to two land cards onto the battlefield tapped, then draw that many cards.
"I had to start it all from scratch: wander the planes looking for a home. Martin saw me disappear from Theros, and I started wandering from one plane to the next, until finally I found one with people in need that looked like it could have eventually become my new home. Its name was Taqul, and it was indeed time for a fresh start."
—Jeff Lionheart

Sagharri, Netn10
I was hoping to crack 100, but I have exhausted my stockpile of good ideas.

Asha's Benediction 1{w/u}{w/u}
Instant (U)
Counter up to one target spell that targets you. You gain a Ward 1 counter. (Whenever you become the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays 1)
Though exhausted, the champion did not falter as the flame bore down on them. Suddenly, their medallions gleamed in the clouded evening and the fireball splintered into ashes.

I cannot tell how powerful this is or isn't.

Votes: Rithaniel (this seems the most elegant of the cycle), netn10

Ruinous Recovery
Sorcery (Mythic Rare)
Exile all permanents you control, then exile that many cards from the top of your library. You may cast any number of nonland cards exiled from your library this way without paying their mana cost. Your life total becomes 10.

Votes: bravelion83, Sagharri

Prepare for Rainy Season XGU
Sorcery (Rare)
Create X 1/1 green and blue Frog creature tokens, then distrubute X +1/+1 counters amoung Frog creatures you control.
"We are the watchers of the rain, we cherish its gift but we do not command it. With gratitude and humility, we honor the life-giving waters, nurturing Bloomburrow and everyone it touches."
- Rib, Lilypad Villige Elder

Votes: KB52665, Sagharri

Ontological Lightning
Instant U
Kicker and/or
Ontological Lightning deals 2 damage to any target and you gain 2 life.
If Ontological Lightning was kicked with its kicker, draw a card.
If Ontological Lightning was kicked with its kicker, each opponent discards a card.

Votes: Rithaniel, netn10
HM: bravelion83 (I really like it, but would prefer see it as an Aura to avoid memory issues)

Paradox Clock 4
Artifact (R)
, T: Proliferate if this is the first time this ability was activated this turn. If it's the second time, remove a counter from target permanent or player.
At the beginning of your end step, draw a card if total of three or more counters were put on permanents and/or players this turn.
The watchmaker couldn't figure out how the hour-long repair ended an hour before it started.

[bravelion83]

Votes: marioguy3, Rithaniel

Shining Rock R
Kindred Artifact — Goblin Equipment (U)
When Shining Rock enters, create a 1/1 red Goblin creature token and attach Shining Rock to it.
Equipped creature gets +1/+0 and has haste.
Whenever another Goblin enters under your control, you may attach Shining Rock to it.
Equip 2
"How shiny! Hey friend, you have to take a look at it! I'll throw it to you! Ready?"
—Klòrg, goblin scout

[void_nothing]

Votes: Rithaniel, Sagharri

Black Ice 3BB
Snow Enchantment (R)
Whenever a snow card is put into your graveyard from anywhere or a snow token is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, put a charge counter on Black Ice.
At the beginning of your precombat main phase, add B for each charge counter on Black Ice.

(July is my month, yes.)

[marioguy3]

Votes: Rithaniel (another elegant card of the cycle; it's been proven it can be done), netn10

Educated Penguin
Creature - Bird (Uncommon)
Flying
When Educated Penguin enters the battlefield, scry 1, then draw a card.
With the right tools and a pen, this penguin is out to write more often.
2/2

[Sagharri]

Votes: netn10, marioguy3

Order of Silent Chant
Creature - Human Cleric (R)
Players casting spells don't cause abilities to trigger.
"Shhh..."
1/3

[Rithaniel]

Votes: Indighost, netn10

(another elegant card of the cycle; it's been proven it can be done)

Well, this is a new cycle. Previous ones were rares with 5-color identity and CCC kickers, these are uncommons with 4-color identity and two distinct kickers. But also, thank you.

Anarchy of the Wild
Sorcery U
Kicker and/or
Create a 2/2 green Wolf creature token and a 1/1 blue Bird creature token with flying.
If Anarchy of the Wild was kicked with its kicker, each player sacrifices a creature.
If Anarchy of the Wild was kicked with its kicker, creatures you control gain haste and first strike until end of turn.

[Indighost]

Marioguy3, NetN10
Well, if I win, no use complaining I didn't win enough.

Thought for Food xbb
Sorcery (U)
~ deals X damage to any non-player target. Surveil X.
The newly revived mind-vampires quickly set to consuming any memories that they had ever left.

[Caspernicus]

marioguy3, netn10

Well, it only took me two months longer than expected, but I'm back to making cards!

Elesh Norn, Resurrected Mother 5W
Legendary Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Praetor (M)
As long as your devotion to Phyrexian is less than 5, Elesh Norn isn't a creature. (Each Phyrexian mana symbol in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to Phyrexian.)
Other artifact creatures you control get +2/+2.
If damage would be dealt to you or a permanent you control, prevent that damage. When damage is prevented this way, Elesh Norn deals that much damage to another target creature or planeswalker.
4/7

[netn10]

Votes: Sagharri, Indighost

Wishing Well 3
Artifact (Rare)
If you would and can draw a card, instead you may put a card at random from your outside the game to your hand.
1G: Untap Wishing Well.
3U, T: Draw a card.
"The batfolk may wish upon the stars, but I believe we should look down and be humbled."
—Dini, Sunshower Seer

[bravelion83]

July 2nd thread up in a few minutes.